Painters and Paintings in Song Quiz

Answer: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was recorded for the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. Julian Lennon was still in nursery school when he brought home a drawing he had done titled "Lucy-in the sky with Diamonds". John composed the song and it was credited to Lennon/McCartney. When it became rumored that the first letters spelled out LSD the BBC banned the song. John Lennon vigorously denied any such connection with drugs to the song.
Ironically "Day Tripper" and "Got to Get You Into My Life" were later revealed by members of the band to actually be about drug use but they were never banned.
"Lovely Rita" was also from the 1967 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. "Strawberry Fields Forever" was from their "Magical Mystery Tour" LP and "Tell Me What You See" was a cut from their 1965 "Help" album.

Answer: Harry Chapin

"Flowers Are Red" was a Harry Chapin composition about a boy who was drawing flowers in school in a variety of colors. He was advised by the teacher that flowers are red. He continued to paint them in different colors until he was told to stand in the corner.
"Living Room Suite" was Harry's tenth album. Tom Chapin played banjo on the album and The Cowsills provided backing vocals.
Harry Chapin died in 1981 in an auto crash while en route to a concert in New York.
Jim Reeves died in a 1964 plane crash. Bobby Darin passed in 1973 from complications after heart surgery and Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash in 1973.

Answer: True

The first line of the sing, "Starry Starry Night", is a reference to Vincent van Gogh's painting, "The Starry Night". McLean was inspired to write the song after reading a biography of the painter's life. The song went to Number 12 in the US in 1971. Other lines in the song also make references to paintings done by Van Gogh such as "Flaming flowers that brightly blaze", a reference to his "Sunflowers" painting. Several artists have recorded versions of the song including Julio Iglesias, Rick Astley, Justin Hayward and Patti Austin. Chet Atkins did an instrumental version and Don and Chet later performed the song together.

Answer: Captain Carey, U.S.A.

"Mona Lisa" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song after the song was featured in "Captain Carey, U.S.A.". The song also became a Number One hit for Nat King Cole and in 1992 his version was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
In 1943 Cole released a song titled "Straighten Up and Fly Right" which came to the attention of Capitol Records. He enjoyed a long career with Capitol and released many Top Ten hits. He also appeared on several television shows and in over two dozen films.
"Sunset Boulevard" (1950) starred William Holden and Gloria Swanson. "There's No Business Like Show Business" and "Anything You Can Do" were both from the 1950 film, "Annie Get Your Gun". Betty Grable and Dan Dailey starred in "My Blue Heaven" in 1950.

Answer: Paul McCartney and Wings

"Band on the Run" was the third album released by Paul McCartney and Wings. "Jet" and "Helen Wheels" were other successful songs from the LP. Paul played keyboards, piano, bass guitars, and drums on the album's recordings. Percussion was done by Paul McCartney and Ginger Baker.
The "Band on the Run" album topped the US album charts and remained on the charts for over 100 weeks.
Pink Floyd released "The Dark Side of the Moon" in 1973. "ELO 2" was a 1973 album from Electric Light Orchestra and Seals and Crofts released the "Diamond Girl" album in 1973.

Answer: The Kinks

"Give the People What They Want" was the 21st album released by the Kinks. They released their first album, "Kinks", in 1964 featuring their debut hit, "You Really Got Me". "Destroyer" was a successful US single release from the LP.
In 1968 the group released a concept album, "The Village Green Preservation Society", which contained a song titled "Picture Book".
Radiohead did not form until 1985 and Oasis formed in Manchester in 1991. The early lineup of Dire Straits featured Mark and David Knopfler.

Answer: "White Light/White Heat"-Velvet Undeground

"White Light/White Heat" was an album by Velvet Underground released in 1968 that featured the faint photograph of a skull tattoo taken by photographer Billy Name. Billy was a photographer who was affiliated with Warhol's studio called The Factory.
Andy Warhol managed the Velvet Underground and in addition to releasing successful albums they became the house band at The Factory.
Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola in 1928 and studied art at the School of Fine Arts at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in his home town of Pittsburgh.
Warhol designed the cover art for The Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" in 1971 and "Love You Live" six years later.
"Silk Electric" was a 1982 album by Diana Ross that featured a likeness of her painted by Warhol.

Answer: Neil Young

Neil Young recorded "Prairie Wind" in 2005 prior to undergoing surgery for an aneurysm. He recovered a performed the debut live performance of "Prairie Wind" on August 18th and 19th, a month before the album was released by Reprise Records.
The album debuted at Number 11 in the US and remained on the charts for half a year. Young's "Prairie Wind" was nominated for Grammys in the "Best Rock Album of the Year" and "Best Rock Solo Performance" categories in 2008.
Neil's wife Pegi and his long time friend Emmylou Harris provided backing vocals.
Stephen Stills met Neil in 1965 when he was performing in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The two relocated to California where they eventually formed Buffalo Springfield.

Answer: Citizen Cope

Memphis native Clarence Greenwood was raised in Washington DC and relocated to Brooklyn. He adopted the stage name Citizen Cope and began writing and recording material that ended up being recorded by such artists as Dido, Ritchie Havens and Carlos Santana. His tireless touring has led to a large and loyal fan base.
Many of his songs have been featured on television shows and film soundtracks. "Pablo Picasso" has been heard on the "Six Degrees", "Starved" and "Related" TV series.
"Let Me Love You" was a 2005 release by Mario Dewar Barrett who took the name Mario. Patrick "Sleepy" Brown released "The Way You Move" with Outkast in 2004. Moses Mortimer Barrett III went by the name of Petey Pablo and recorded "Freek-a-Leek" in 2004.

Answer: Bob Dylan

"Dylan and the Dead" was a live 1989 album release that featured excerpts from the "Dylan and the Dead" tour. The Band released their version of Dylan's "When I Paint My Masterpiece" on their 1971 "Cahoots" album. Dylan and the Band performed the song together at a New Year's Eve concert in 1971.
Bob Weir sang lead vocals when The Grateful Dead performed the song and Weir continued to perform the song after Garcia's death when he was with the group Ratdog.
"Wild World" was a 1971 single by Cat Stevens. Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary released "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" in 1971. Judy Collins' version of "Amazing Grace" was on the charts in 1971.